Ethical & Human Side of IT

Course Code:

ACM 411

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

To use IT for the benefit of organizations and the welfare of the society through a accountable mentality and make students honor the ethics and moral values within the internet and other digital platforms.

Course Content:

This course covers principles of ethics and moral values, the effects of IT on employee and employer relations, internet crime, privacy issues, digital piracy, freedom of expression in internet, and human side of software development

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B:Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Laboratory

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Students have an understanding of philosophical background of ethics	9,10	1,2,3	A
Determining the current and major problems of information society.	9,10	1,3,12	A,B
Analyzing many drawbacks of the computing techology from different points of view	1,5,9	1,2,3	A,B
Distinguishing the various ethical issues faced by IT professionals.	5,7,10	1,3	A
Understanding basics of the macro level copyright issues, piracy and crime in the internet.	1,2	1,3,12	A
Evaluating ethical side of the legal tools and practice of law in digital environments.	2,6,10	1,2	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	ETHİCS BASIC CONCEPTS & FUNDAMENTALS
2	IT PROFESSIONALS ETHİCS
3	PRIVACY & IT
4	NETWORK & CYBER CRIME
5	FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS
6	CYBER FORENSICS & SECURITY
7	ETHICS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
8	ETHICS IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
9	E-GOVERNMENT & FAIR COMPETITION
10	IT VS. EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER RELATIONS
11	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN INTERNET
12	ETHICS OF GAMING AND VIRTUAL GOODS
13	ETHICS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
14	ETHICS OF IT IN TURKEY
15	FINAL EXAM

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, (2007), 2nd ed., George Reynolds, Thomson – Course Technology.
Additional Resources	ACM CODE OF ETHICS

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments	Reflection Paper Examples

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Class Presentation	1	40
Assignment (Reflection Paper)	2	60
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	45
Class Presentation preparation	1	6	6
Class Presentation	1	1	1
Homework (Reflection Paper)	2	14	28
Final Exam study	1	15	15
Final Exam	1	3	3
Total Work Load			143
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5.72
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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